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Patrol•by Staff Writer•January 21, 2016

The Myth of Wanton Police Shootings Collapses under the Weight of Facts

In December, police killed 92 people — 21 blacks, 40 whites, 17 Hispanics/Latinos, five Asians/Pacific Islanders, and nine of unknown race. Fourteen were unarmed, including five blacks. Those who were unarmed reportedly still posed other types of threats to officers. These threats included physical violence and ramming officers with a vehicle.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•January 21, 2016

Man Named in Anonymous Cop Shooting Tip Turns Himself In: Sources

A man who an anonymous tipster claimed had pledged his allegiance to ISIS and was planning to shoot police officers in New York and Philadelphia has turned himself in to police, law enforcement.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•January 21, 2016

Judge Rejects Prosecutor's Attempt to Delay Trials of 3 Officers in Freddie Gray Case

Judge Barry G. Williams questioned prosecutors' motives for asking him last week to compel Officer William G. Porter to testify against all five of his fellow officers who are facing trial. Until then, they had said Porter was a witness against only two officers.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•January 21, 2016

Georgia Grand Jury Indicts Officer for Murder in Shooting of Unarmed, Naked Man

The decision came after DeKalb County prosecutors presented their case against Officer Robert Olsen, who fatally shot Anthony Hill on March 9 while responding to a call of a man behaving erratically outside a suburban Atlanta apartment complex.

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Technology•by Staff Writer•January 21, 2016

SHOT Show 2016: Vievu, Safariland Introduce Technology for Activating Body Camera when Officer Draws Weapon

At the SHOT Show this week body-worn camera maker Vievu and its parent company Safariland showed auto-activation technology for triggering a recording on a body-worn camera once a weapon is drawn from an officer’s Safariland 7TS series duty holster or once an item of equipment is removed from an officer’s Safariland ALERT Belt.

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Technology•by Staff Writer•January 19, 2016

SHOT Show 2016: ATN’s ThOR HD Thermal Riflescopes “Get Smart”

The ThOR HD can instantly correct point of impact based on ballistic calculations, record video, take pictures, share photos, update via Wi-Fi, and of course gives the user thermal vision.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•January 19, 2016

SHOT Show 2016: Propper Enters Body Armor Market

Propper’s new tactical pants, shirts, boots, and armor are on display at the 2016 SHOT Show in Las Vegas this week.

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Weapons•by Staff Writer•January 19, 2016

SHOT Show 2016: Streamlight Upgrades Lumen Output of 3 TLR Models

Streamlight Inc., provider of high-performance lighting and weapon light/laser sighting devices, announced that it increased the light output of three TLR gun-mounted high lumen (HL) lights: the TLR-1 HL, the TLR-2 HL, and the TLR-2 HL G. Each of the models now delivers 800 lumens of blinding white light.

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Weapons•by Staff Writer•January 19, 2016

SHOT Show 2016: Bergara USA Debuts Long Range Precision Rifles for LE Special Teams

The Bergara BPR-17 Long Range Precision (LRP) rifles are built to deliver incredible long range MOA accuracy shot after shot.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•January 19, 2016

SHOT Show 2016: The Safariland Group Unveils New Interchangeable Armor Collection

The Safariland Group today debuted the all-new Safariland Armor collection, a complete line of ballistic panels and carriers designed to integrate together.

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